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/kəˈlæps/
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, also:
/klæps/
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homophone: claps (monosyllabic)
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New-Zealand:
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rhymes with -æps
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CMU ARPABET:
K AH0 L AE1 P S
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The act of collapsing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
She suffered a terrible collapse after slipping on the wet floor. in a state of nervous collapse
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Constant function, one-valued function (in automata theory) (in particular application causing a reset).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Ellipsis of batting collapse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
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To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.
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Synonyms: slump
Antonyms: none provided
To fold compactly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: telescope
Antonyms: none provided
To conflate, to ignore the distinctions between.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: expand
To suffer a batting collapse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
Immediately after his wicket the team collapsed for 69.
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To cause something to collapse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
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To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital.
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Synonyms: slump
Antonyms: none provided
the act of throwing yourself down
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
he landed on the bed with a great flop
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Synonyms: flop
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: descent
a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the roof is in danger of collapse the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
Narrower terms: cave in, subsidence, debacle, fiasco, implosion
a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crash
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the commander's prostration demoralized his men
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Synonyms: prostration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: illness, unwellness, malady, sickness
Narrower terms: breakdown, crack-up, shock, heatstroke, heat hyperpyrexia, algidity
collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: break down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: suffer, sustain, have, get
Narrower terms: drop like flies, fall over, go over
lose significance, effectiveness, or value
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The school system is collapsing The stock market collapsed
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weaken
suffer a nervous breakdown
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: crack up, crack, crock up, break up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: suffer, sustain, have, get
break down, literally or metaphorically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The wall collapsed The business collapsed The dam broke The roof collapsed The wall gave in The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change
Narrower terms: implode, go off, buckle, crumple, flop, break, slump, slide down, sink
cause to burst
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: burst
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: pop
fall apart
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the building crumbled after the explosion Negotiations broke down
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Synonyms: crumble, crumple, tumble, break down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change integrity
fold or close up
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
fold up your umbrella collapse the music stand
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fold, fold up, turn up
Narrower terms: deflate, concertina
From Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābor).